republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-4245.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of provisions of the Illinois Plumbing License Law concerning irrigation contractors from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2034. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4245"
citation: "Illinois HB 4245 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Linda Holmes"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-12-03"
last_action: "2023-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2aeffae-3226-457a-b45e-f324a8d3fd4f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4245&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=137269&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "f8823bc7ee41348b4e82d025adb5d2aab4cce51f579625ba0abd56cfe5de8096"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4245 (102nd) — IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS-SUNSET

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of provisions of the Illinois Plumbing License Law concerning irrigation contractors from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2034. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4245.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4245eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4245ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4245sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4245enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **79–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2022-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-01-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2022-02-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; 026-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-02** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Labor & Commerce Committee; 026-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-17** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-02** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Labor; 011-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-03** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-01-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 4, 2023
- **2023-01-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-01-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2023-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 016-000-000
- **2023-01-05** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-01-05** Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2023-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2023-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 020-000-000
- **2023-01-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 079-030-000
- **2023-01-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-02-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1137 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2aeffae-3226-457a-b45e-f324a8d3fd4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).